The Sun. — London, England, 1838-05-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty, attended by the Marchioness of Tavistock, Hon. Miss kurray, and Baroness Lehzen, took a carriage drive yesterday in the Re gent's -park in an open carriage and four. Viscount Melbourne bad an audience yesterday of the Queen. The following j o i ne d the royal c i rcle at d i nner yester d ay : —Vi scoun t Melbourne, Lord Byron, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, and the Hon. Charles Murray, Her Majesty's chamber band was in attendance during the evening, and performed in the picture gallery. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited her Majesty yesterday at Marlborough House. The Princess Sophia Matilda visited the Princess Augusta yesterday St Clarence House. F, GREAT CRY AND LITTLE WOOL. HASTINGS SHIP OF WAR. Return to an Order of the Hon. The House of Commons, dated April 11, IS3S ; for a Return of the Extra Expense incurred in the Hastings 74, for the purpose of fitting her up for carrying the Earl of Durham and his Suite to Canada. Materials Workmanship Total £573 2 5 Admiralty, May 5, 1638. H. F. AMEDROZ, Chief Clerk. COPYRIGHT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—lt having been stated in the House of Commons that the re maining portion of the fourth edition of Mr. Bulwer's England and the English had been sold for one shilling a volume, I think it necessary to observe that such sale was part of a general transaction with a whole sale dealer and exporter. Had the copes of this work (which has gone through four large impressions) been alone concerned, I cer. tainly should have insisted on very different terms. I may add, that sefar from the interest in England and the English having ceased, I have been led to consider it probable that the author may publish a new edition in a single volume, with corrections and additions. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, New Burlington-street, May 11. RICHARD BENTLEY. 'A.SIIIONABLE IN TELLI GEN CE. ARRIVALS. t r • n Ouseley Higgins, E s q., at Fenton's Hotel, from Ireland; the I J ennyn end Lady Katharine Jermyn, at Carlton Hotel, Regent t.eet Sir Bellingham and Lady Graham, at ditto; Count Esterhazy, the r,ev. Mr. Park and Mrs. Park, at ditto; Shuttleworth, at Talb ot ' s Private Family Hotel, Green-street, Grosvenor-square, n on , L ancashire; Mon. Mrs. Murray, and the Misses Murray, at ditto, tro t: , their vat in Surrey; the Baroness de Bell, at ditto, from ditto; Col, — 6 , filson, and Miss Setvgentson, at ditto, from Kent. DEPARTURES. Col onel Gore Langton, M.P., from Talbot's Private Family Hotel, H 6 ! eerl- street, Grosvenor- sq u a re ; Mrs. Glyn and Miss Glyn, from ditto, a porringto n H ouse, Essex ; S i r 11 . V avasau t ue, f rom ditt o; Y " , Esq., and fa:nily, from ditto, for Dublin. ~Uhe Duke of Bedford Ea3t Indiaman is reported Penzanc e , h av i ng on b oar d t h e person c l a i m i ng to b e Ki ng o f O u de, rho co mes here to assert his pretensions against the decision of the oard of Controul. t „ THE NELSON MONUMENT.—The subscription to thi s national undertaking is progressing in a manner worthy of toobject an d of the distinguished individuals who have come f orwar d r4o Promote it. Another general public meeting will be held within this th, as soon after the arrival of the Duke of Buccleuch, the Chair. n of the Committee, as possible, his Grace taking the warmest inte aest ti„ in ' the matter. In the outports the friends of the design are ac , e ngaged in forming local Committees for the collection of sub. 41 ption s, and taking other steps to a i d t h e des i gn. A t Ch a th am, a 8 ,4..rn. ex ceeding sot, has already been collected ; and the other ports are Mg in this very honourable rivalry. Lady Antrobus gave a musical party last night h.her man s i on on t h e t errace, Pi cca dill y. It was numerous ly an d fa _ 1 : 44,1 Y attended. A splendid suite of apartments was illuminated. The rooms abounded with rare specimens of vertu, and the whole of the oarrangements were not easily to be excelled. The principal artistes f her Majesty's theatre were engaged, and the programme contained 'aae of the most admi re d se l ect i ons f rom th e mos t ce l e b ra t e d maestros. Sir Robert Peel and Lady Fitzwygram entertained of dinner, yesterday, Lord and Lady Bridport and Miss Hood,' Lords Cranstoun and Bloomfield, Sir Edmund and Lady Hayes, Lord and : a dY Plymouth, Sir Charles and Lady Des Voeux, Mr. and Mrs. E. Ste wart and Miss H er b er t , M r. P erceva l , H on. C . T o tt e nham, Viscount Lo ftus, and Lord George Loftus. Mr. T. Charlton Whitmore, M. P. for Bridge :l'"tl), is still detained in Shropshire by the indisposition of his .. e en, and will consequently be prevented attending the dinner to be Men this evening to Sir R. Peel. The performances last night at Covent Garden The iere, Were The Lady of Lyons, The Veiled Portrait, and High Life tow Stairs, for the benefit of Mr. Netter, the box book - keep er . The a -I'(lie nee was very nu m erous, and we are glad to find the politeness and attention of Mr. Netter so appropriately acknowledged. a T ile Chamber des Mises en Accusation of the Cour I,4oyale Caen has sent for judgment to the assizes of Calvados five I,, e b r , s _"' implicated for having taken a part more or less direct in a duel three took place lately at Caen. The Court has also sent to the assizes 1- ,ee other duelling cases, with regard to which the Court of Rennes th e decided that no prosecution should take place. In these last cases se cends were not included in the prosecution. FICTITIous VOTES.—It appears that at the first f 4 ,T 10 0 1 3 , genuine election for Selkirkshire, after the passing of the Re th:ll".l3M, the constituency consisted of 238 electors; but that since Ish in ,. 4n e five years' registration has added 444 new enrolments, of • `" number 347 ale non-residents, and only 97 have any place of re sak,ce , t within the county. In the first registration in 1832 there was a single life-re n ter upon the roll, while the four succeeding years (teave added 17 9 of t hi s c l ass, o f w h om no t l ess th an 170 are non.resi rkt its . Early last year a property called the Dalglishes, near the con. g i'es of th e county, was purchased by a brother of the (Tory) sitting ember, out of which has been created a batch of lifefrenters, in number hot t eas than 54 ; asid another property has been since bought, out of I,fh I , r , ch 12 more are ready to spring.—Grecnock Advertiser. The postponement of the Budget, which has :i e;-1 ted so much speculation in the city, was caused solely by the wish ‘ne Chary:eller of the Exchequer to have some returns which have "'en ordered, and are not yet ready. v. A. schism, we understand, has lately arisen between ", Bank of England and the bankers of London. The former has re cently adopted the pl a n of re-issuing old no t es , instead of destroying all I V as are ret urne d to it, and issuing only new notes. The latter dig_ e t his, as it exposes them to much inconvenience, and have remon strated against it without success. They have therefore, we arc told, a ` l a ° Pted the plan of rendering such re-issued notes unfit for circulation, 'en ding them immediately they receive them, back to the Bank. When gie lords of credit quarrel with each other, it will perhaps not be the l ''''`tse for the borrowers. Th e last Lecture delivered by Dr. Chalmers con tained a splendid piece of declamation, to illustrate the immense in 4nence of kindness over the hearts of the most sullen and most depraved. lqwas beautiful, we admit, but we wondered how it cou ld find a p lace a a discourse of which the object was to rec o m m e nd a com p ulsor y who 'night of taxation, to support Christianity , a nd sorel y offendin g tho ' e 'night be won by kindness and love. The poor man's beer, the Poor man's whiskey, his wife's tea, his c hildren's food, are all subject tab° taxation, and the proposition to win him over to g odliness and vir_ by the help of a parson paid out of the produce of the taxes, is of all t 4," Mans the one most certain in the end to fail. In supporting a "`t o ntary chur c h the poor man feels a sense of importance; and a ~" Pect to his own dignity helps him onward to religion. Another sin. of Dr. Chalmers's discourses, intended to illustrate the advanta '" Of the aggressive system of Christianity, was, that the two names he 5 , 10 t - 0 d to prove the good which can be done by kindness, the philan .7lnPie Ilarvey and the amiable Mrs. Fry, were both childre n of the 'oltintary principle, and both offered their services unpaid and unbought to thus; whom they wished to benefit. Such are the gross inconsis_ nick, into which an ill-regulated imagination hurries Dr. Chalmers, th at he enforces a compulserv, system of Christianity, which makes it hateful by quoting some of the most striking examples of the influence Which kindness and philanthrophy have always exercised over the minds c 't Menl The heroism of our gallant tars being, after all, our heft security, we are happy to state that the daring exploit on the coast (4 Spain, in saving a vessel from shipwreck, which appeared in our l's Per of yesterday, was performed by the Hon. Edward Rosser Curzon, a son of Lord Teynham, commanding the Savage sloop of war; whose S_allant exertions, in saving a valuable ship an d her crew off' Oporto, in sietober last, was the theme of much applause in the naval circles. The i ,. 'na nY distinguished acts which this young officer has already performed , , VIT. we are confidant, enrol his name in the list of our renowned naval ' r oes, should the British flag be again unfurled in hostile array. The Marquis of Lansdowne's dinner party, which • intended to take place on Wednesday last, was postponed in corn- Vent to the Queen, the family being commanded to dine with her t . 4l tY on that day. The banquet at Lansdowne House t ook p lace yes uite'lY• The Marquis's grand entertainment to the D uke of Sussex 4 lslace on the 23d inst. T he Hon. Mrs. Charles Law and the Misses L aw Were st. ,_unzble to attend her Majesty's ball on Thursday , being detained at 'ec'rlaral's by the serious illness of Mr. Edward Law, the Recorder's ,_• "t son, The Recorder returned on Wednesday evening to his house "" ste reford-strecat, to resume his duties in London. tied on the 13th of April, Mr. David Meguera, • =nor of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Hospital, Mile End a°, which situation he held for a number of years with credit to him- Self aid benefit to the institution. He was a kind-hearted man, and, some thirty years ago appointed assistant to the Governor of • 1, 4 4d a, gave an undertaking that the Jewish nation should not become a l os den to Government. He has left a widow and son to deplore his He was attended to the grave by many of the members of saeth Institution. In fact, his loss will , no doubt, be felt b y many indi.. v d? ls. With regard to the office he held, no one will ever attain su- ZreritY in management, or eve r be more res p ected. He had been the from typhus fever, which he cau g ht from over-attention to one a t . tne male patients on the establishment, and died from intestine ob. 'lletion, aged 66 years. Th e Winter has at length disappeared. It will be that Mr. George Robins is early in the field, or in other words, lh . at.. he intends "to make hay while the sun shines." T he Sun of to_ Zsent chi nes brightly upon the fair fame of this gentleman. There is tr , dIY one county throughout England that i s not at p resent engaging a attention, to say nothing of his Italian paradise. He does not seem likely to lose the well-earned repute of the " Übiquitous." ERBATUM.—The number of 700 was inadver tlY written yesterday for 2,000, as the amount of population for which r• Chalmers desires to provide an aggressive teacher of Christianity. is the number of working and endowed clergymen required for the 'W.Yopolis on Dr. Chalmers' plan. Wis Serene Highness the Prince de Ligne, on a 1 n.'ission from his Majesty the King of the Belgians, is expected to r ive at nee Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, in a few days, from Brus. t i " !,* The Prince is the head of one of the noblest families in Belgium, c - .,.he will rema in in this country till afte r the coronation. It i s w i t h mu ch pleasure we have to state that Queen tdelaidet, Fund, established for t he relief of discharged pauper lunatics '" the Hanwell Middlesex County Asylum, is steadily increasing. b 4 " e re will be a great increase on the charity when the new wings of the 11d ing, to accommodate 300 additional patients, are completed, which t " anticipated will be at midsummer next ensuing. The galleries at Merchant Tailors' Hall can afford, ,e,°lnraociation to no more than eigh t y out of the countless multitude L adies who are anxious to witness th e entertainment given , at ancient and magnificent banquetting room, in honour of Sir A tiert Peel. The Committee, th e refore, determined that, a fter deduct -3 'ten tickets, which were with great proprieiy presented to Lady c hance remaining seventy should be bal loted for, so as to giv ~0 e an equal aace °- obtaining one to each of the three hundred and ten Conserve %''eMembers of the House of Commons who had done themselves the 2Oour of subscribing their names in the list of h osts. This lottery, the es in which were objects of as anxious desire as was ever excited by tense which Messrs. Hazard, Goodluck, and Bish used formerly to dis thute, was drawn on Thursday, and as it ma y g ratify some of our r ea ders to know upon whom fo rtune dei g ned to smile upon this Int eresting occasion, we subjoin an accurate l ist of the winning it v!.n:"---Mr. E. Archdall, Lord George Bentinck, W. H. Bruges , Bagge, B. Bethell, H. Broadwood, Hon. W. Bag ot, J. J. t i o e n kburn e, Lord E. Bruce, W. S. Blackstone, Sir G. H. C rewe, W art., ' A. H. Cole, W. R. Cartwright, J, H. Caicraft, Sir IL Campbell, , Hon. It. H. Clive, G. Darby, J. Davenport, W. Dowdeswell, Mar_ Outs of Douro A. R. Dottin, Sir P. Egerton, Bart. , L o r d Eliot, R. J. Eaton • 4 :l-„„_ Ellis, J. W. Fleming, E. B. F arnham, J. W. Freshfield, E. dell°wes W. E. Gladstone, Hon. E. H. Grimston, J. M. Gaskell, Hon. Gordon, Viscount Grimston, J. R. 0. Gore, Hon. W. Howard, T. o ,culdaworth, G. S. Harcourt, Sir R. Hi ll, Bart., H. Halford, W. H. A. L o urt Holmes, Viscount Ingestrie, Sir W . James, Bart., D. Kerr, ' le as, C. M. R. Morgan, Hon. J. B. A. O'Neill, Viscount North. bind, Sir Frederick Pollock, M. E. N. Parker, R. Price, G. Rushout, C. Round, L. Rolleston, Hon. J. Y. Scarlett , Viscount Stormont, H. C. 1 ct ' T. Sheppard, Right Hon. F. Shaw, R i g ht Hon. Sir E. B. Sugdeti, Air• 88. Vere, Bart., W. Wyndham, T. P. Williams, Right Hon, C. W. , W. Wilberforce, Hon. E. T. Yorke. —Morning Post. ~ ,,„u I v I 2 O I OIRS AND R EMINIS CENCES OF MADAME skun, editedbv Herve,Esq. author of" A Resid ence in Turkey and M; reece .”— Woe endently of the interest which th is volume may exc i te , )rri the number of entertaining anecdotes it contains, we can recom_ tic r, lid it as ess e n ti a ll y use f u l as a concise history of the French Revolu du detailing every interesting character and circumstance elicited •,ttit is as that eventful period, without entering into such elaborate as have hitherto swelled works on the same subject to so volu. esus an extent. PEEL'S PATHETIC APPEAL. [We copy the following clever Squib from a Morning Contemporary (the Chronicle). It is (or ought) to be sung this evening by Sir Robert, at the Merchant Tailors' Hall, before dinner, and the guests may set to with what appetite is left.] 'Sow winter's frost is past and gone, And cheerful summer comes, But still we're left to sigh and groan, For others cat our crumbs. Against us is the palace barr'd ; Whitehall we seek in vain ; Our lot appears to be ill-starr'd ; We'll ne'er get place again. " We'll ne'er get place," oh ! word of fear That makes our party sad; It fills with grief my Lyndhurst's ear, Sets Graham and Stanley mad. Why did we charge from left to right? Why ? all exclaim with pain; And now we're told, our hopes to blight, We'll ne'er get place again. Sly Aberdeen vows night and day He cannot longer wait; And Goulburn sighs for quarter day, And Sugden looks sedate. Lord Francis to Lord Sandon speaks In mild and courtly strain, And drawls, " My heart it almost breaks; We'll ne'er get place again." Lord Lorton, in the Upper House (As some it please to call), Joins, slumbering Tories to arouse, With Wicklow and Glengall ; While Londonderry, pink of peers, Distuibs his feather brain, And roars, mid ministerial cheers, " We'll ne'er get place again." This was the learned Jackson's hope, For this did Litton, West, Denounce the Ministers and Pope, With Shaw, and all the rest ; 'T was this that made the Colonels "four" All ridicule disdain ; Though now they shout in wild uproar, We'll ne'er get place again. Kilmarnock's " Saint" 4- his tale of woe In vain doth nightly tell, How Orange blood is made to flow, How Popish murders swell ; And Times and Standard both unite To " slay again the slain;" But still they hint in all they write, We'll ne'er get place again. Then, Winchilsea, oh ! cease the bray, It cannot serve our case ; And thou, my Phlllpotts, weia-day, May close thy pious jaws. Sir Francis, too, may stay at home; What boots his pranks insane, When he must hear, where'er he roams, We'll ue'er get place again? May 9, 1838. The gallant four are Conetly, Perceval, Thomas. and Verner, and never before did so warlike a quartet band come to the rescue of Tory ism in St. Stephen's. Gad a mercy ! What would holiest " Jack Falstaff" say, who was himself a Right good Conservative of the olden times, could he but behold our four Hibernian chieftains ! t The emptying of the " grievance wallet" of the Member for Kil marnock was, perhaps, as serio-comic an exhibition as has taken place in St. Stephen's for a length of time, and was extremeely useful, so far as it enabled Lord Morpeth to afford a sample of the meek disposition of the persecuted Orange party in Ulster. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES, W ay IVESDAY, MAY 9. The Dee Stakes of 50 soya. each, h. ft., for three years old ; Derby weights. To start at the Castle-pole, go once round, and finish at the Coming-in-chair. Lord Westminster's ch. c. Sir Ralph, by Pantaloon Holmes 1 Lord Derby's ch. c. Ole Bull, by Taurus, out of Miss Clifton... 2 Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Tramp or St. Nicholas, dam Neva ... 3 Mr. Price's ch. f. Zillah, by Reveller, out of 31orisca by Morisco 4 Lord Westminster's ch. c. Muscovado, by Pantaloon, paid. Betting-6 to 5 asst Sir Ralph,- sto 2 agst Zillah, and 3to 1 agst Ole Bull. Ole Bull took the lead, with Sir Ralph close up, who, when let out by Holmes, came home an easy winner. The Stand Cup,value 100 soya., the gift of the Stand Committee, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for all ages ; three yrs, 6st. 101 b ; four, Bst. bib ; five, Bst. 121 b. ; six and aged, 9st. 21b. A winner of the valuw of 100 sovs. in either Plate or specie, once to carry Sibs., twice 51bs., and thrice 71b. extra. Twice round and a distance. Mr. Mostyn's b. m. Birdlime, aged . .Darling walked over The following horses were drawn, and paid 10 sovs. each : Mr. F. Price's Ludford, 6 yrs ; Mr. J. Fairlie's Zohrab, aged ; Mr. J. Fairlie's ch. c. Abraham Newland, 4 yrs; Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Gasparoni, by St. Nicholas, dam by Cerberus, 3 yrs ; Mr. Buckley's bl. h. Dick, 5 yrs ; Captain Lamb's ch. c. Chit Chat, 4 yrs; Gen. Yates's ch. h. Sylvan, 6 yrs. A Purse of 601. (in lieu of the City Plate), the gift of a portion of the Town Council, and its Officers who are anxious to promote the interests of the City of Chester ; three years old to carry 6st. 71b., four Bst. 411)., five Bst. 121 b., six and aged, 9st. 211) ; mares and,,geldings allowed 31b. Heats, one mile and a half ; three to start or no race. To close and name on the day of entry for the Plates. Mr. E. Peel's ch. c. Gadfly, 3 yrs G. Whitehouse 1 1 Mr. Bradley's b. h. Exorable, 5 yrs 2 2 Mr. Wise's ch. c. Contentment, 3 yrs The following were drawn :—Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Tramp or St. Nicholas, 3 yrs ; Mr. Roylance's br. h. Master of the Rolls, 5 yrs ; Lord Eglinton's b. g. The Potentate, 6 yrs ; Lord Warwick's b. c. by Brutandorf, out of Melody, 3 yrs ' • Mr. Arrowsmith's ch. f. Margravine by Margrave, 3 yrs ; Mr. Barrow's b. m. Catherina, aged ; Mr. Marlow's sh. f. Fair Play, 3 yrs ; Mr. Collett's b. c. Conservative, 4 yrs ; Lord Miltown's eh. h. Fusileer, 5 yrs ; Mr. G. Dawson's ch. c. Aimwell by Actwon, 3 yrs. THURSDAY. The Marquis of Westminster's Plate, value 1110 sons. in specie, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, h. ft. ; three yrs, to carry a feather ; four, Set. ; five, 9st. ; six and aged, 9st. 41b. Thrice round the course. Three to start, or the money will not be given. Captain Lamb's ch, c. Chit Chat, 4 yrs... Marlow 1 Mr. J. Fairlie's ch. c. Abraham Newland, 4 yrs Mr. J. Fairlie's br. g. Zohrab, aged The following paid 10 sovs. each :—Lord Derby's ro. c. Parolles, 4 yrs ; Mr. Mostyn's b. m. Birdlime, aged ; Mr. Buckley's bl. h. Dick, 5 yrs ; Gen. Yates's ch. h. Sylvan, 6 yrs. Betting—Abraham Newland agst the field. Chit Chat took the lead, with Abraham close up ; Zohrab taking all comfortably. Chit Chat won his race by a neck. The Beeston Castle Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 SOTS. added by the Gentlemen of Cheshire and the Principality ; ono mile and a half. To close and name on the day of entry for the Plates ; the weights to be published by eight o'clock on Tuesday evening in the race week. The horses to be handicapped by the Stewards, or whom they shall appoint. Three to start, or no race. Mr. Dancalf's b. c. Drone, 3 yrs W. Jones 1 I.ord Eglinton's b. g. The Potentate, 6 yrs 2 Mr. E. Peel's ch. c. Gadfly, 3 yrs 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. F. Price's ch. h. Ludfcrd, 6 yrs; Sir T. Stanley's gr. f. Violet, 4 yrs ; Mr. Collett's b. c. Conservative, 4 yrs; Mr. Phillip's br. g. Harlequin, 5 yrs.—Mr. Denham's b. c. Compensation, 3 yrs, paid 10 sm. and drew. BRISTOL AND CLIFTON RACES, WEDNESDAY. The Members' Plate. Heats, one mile and a quarter. Mr. Tucker's b. in. Lucretia, 3 yrs (h. b. ), 7st. 111 b Captain Williamson's King of Clubs, 4 yes, 9st. 91b 4 2 Mr. Rees's b. m. Wildgoose, 4 yrs (h. b.), Bst. 121 b... 3 3 Mr. Tomb's b. h. Dr. Wind, 5 yrs, 10st. 101 b The Clifton Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft., and only 5, if declared, &c., with 20 added. Mr. J. Day's The Skater, 5 yrs, 7st. I llb 1 Mr. Worth's Barney Bodkin, aged, Bst. 61b A capital race. A Hurdle Race Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., with 20 added. Heats ; the Clifton Stakes Course, with four leaps over hurdles. Mr. J. R. Newcombe's b. c. Cannon Ball aged, llst. 111 b Mr. Powell 2 1 1 Mr. J. Stevenson's ch. g. True Blue, aged, I Ist. 111 b... 1 2 2 Mr. R. Harris's h. g. Chronometer, 6 yrs, list. 111 b.. 3 3 dr Mr. Phelps's b. g. Walker, aged, list. 1 llb GREAT LEINSTER AND MUNSTER RAILWAY. FIRST EXTENSION FROM DUBLIN AND Yesterday the First General Meeting of the Directors and Shareholders of this Company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The object of the meeting was to receive the Report of the Directors. Amongst those present were Colonel Rochfort, John Maher, Esq., M.P., F. B. Beamish, Esq. M.P., Thos. Wilson, Esq.;&c. HENRY BAINBRIDGE, Esq., in the Chair. The advertisement for calling the meeting having been read, it was observed by the CHAIRMAN, that if the pro prietors would allow the Report to be presented, he was sure it would be as gratifying to the proprietors to hear, as it was pleasing for the Directors to be able to place before them. Mr. P. S. Holm, the Secretary to the Company, then read the Report, which stated that the Directors had much satisfaction in laying before the Shareholders the pro ceedings of the Company. A delay had taken place in calling the meeting, which would be found to have been judiciously incurred, from its affording to the engineers an opportunity of taking advantage of that practical information which later experience had furnished, and which enabled them to effect a considerable saving to the Company. The Railway from Kilkenny to Dublin, the first extension of the great Leinster and Munster Railway, was, as a trunk line, capable of extension to the South and West of Ire land, and afforded the strongest assurance of a profitable investment. The Report then referred to the history of the projection of this Compa n y , and its final success in ob taining an Act of Incorporation from the Legislature. It remarked that in 1836 the question of a packet station on the western coast of Ireland had been considered in the Lords 4 ; and as Limerick was considered likely to be selec ted, it was found by thesurveyors of the Company, that a line to Limerick branching from their line could with great ease be obtained. It was also found, by their engineer (Mr. Aher), that the line could communicate with Cork, and the south-western ports of Ireland, by an extension of the line, on which the steepest inclination would be one in 500, and no tunnel required upon it. It was also proved that branch lines could easily be effected from Carlow to Wexford. It was observed that a Com mission had been issued by the Crown in 1836, for the purpose of reporting upon a general system of railways in Ireland, and when the present Bill had obtained consider able progress in Parliament, an application had been made to postpone the Act for which the Company was seeking, until the Railway Commissioners had made their report ; but the injustice of this step was so apparent, and the prospects of advantage which this railway presented to Ireland were so great, that the Government refused to oppose its progress, and, on the contrary, recommended that the Act should pass. It was merely provided, that the Company should not, for twelve months (ten of which have already expired) extend their line beyond Sallins, and up to that distance it should be of a certain width. Al though the expenses of the Company were increased by additional surveys, yet the Directors confidently appealed to the proprietors that the disbursements of the funds, and the expenses of the engineers and land agents, were more moderate than had occurred in any similar case of equal magnitude. In January last a call of 2/. 10s. per share was made, as the Directors were convinced that the time had arrived when the prosecution of the work should be commenced and continued, feel ing confident that they did so under circumstances and prospects of increased advantage. It was remarked that by the 88th clause the Directors were empowered to pay interest at the rate of 31 per cent., so soon as 20/. per share had been paid up and advanced. The report of the engineers (Mr. Mac Neill, and Mr. Aher) was referred to, for the purpose of showing the advantages in this case, which had arisen from delay. The engineers, after stating various points of improvement, and showing how expenses, first calculated upon, could be lessened, remarked that this Railway " wiil not only be the cheapest but the most favourable line for locomotive engines of any railway hitherto constructed or in progress in these countries ;" and also " that the work may be executed much within this time prescribed by the Act, and much below the Parliamentary estimate." The Directors having quoted the Report, observed that the line from Dublin to Kilkenny was 73 miles, passing through a lime-stone soil fitted for works of this kind, without a tunnel, and in which the greatest clivity was 1 in 500. The capital of this Com pany was 800,000/„ with power to raise a loan of 266,000/., making a total of 1,066,000/. The cost of the Railway had been originally estimated at 783,400/. ; but from modi fications made, the engineers confidently assured the Di rectors that a saving of at least 100,000/. could be effected in the cost of making the Railway, and from which it was evident that the whole amount of the subscription would not be required. The call made in January, was for the purpose of effecting the purchase of land, and begin ning the first eighteen miles. From the landed pro prietors, the most friendly assurances had been re ceived ; and those assurances were so general, that little difficulty was expected in the purchase of the land re quired upon the formation of the line—even for a short distance, an income would immediately arise to the share holders. A detailed calculation was then entered into, (based upon an average of the present modes of conveyance between Dublin and the various towns the line passed through, from that city to Kilkenny), and which showed that the income that must be derived from the carriage of passengers, merchandize, cattle, parcels, &c. would be at least 197,3761., and allowing 45 per Cent. for the main tainance of the Railway annually, 88,95.51., would leave a profit of 108,4211., being more than 13i per Cent. upon the capital of 800,0001. They showed that this calculation was founded on v er y moderate data, and th a t severalitems which might fairly be included in it were omitted ; while obvious and certain sources of profit were not even referred to in it, such as the fact of the Railway passing through the Curragh, the finest race course in the kingdom, at which four meetings annually were held, and the Railway enabling persons from either end of the line to reach the race course in little more than an hour's drive : also, that the Railway adjoined the Leinster coal district, where coal peculiarly applicable to the use of locomotive engines was raised : and also that from the calculation was excluded the travel ling for short stages, which experience had proved to be a considerable source of income to Railways. The Report terminates in the following manner :—" In conclusion, the increased traffic and intercourse consequent upon the in troduction of this novel and admirable system of commu nication—the general improvement of the districts t o b e t ra versed by the Railway — t he impulse it will afford to agriculture and manufactures, all tend to satisfy the Direc tors of the certainty of the remuneration to result from this important undertaking. The Directors now confidently appeal to the Proprietors for approbation, upon the follow ing statements of the receipts and disbursements of the Company since its commencement." The following statement of the Accounts were then read by the Secretary : ACCOUNT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the GREAT LEINSTER and MUNSTER RAILWAY COM PANY, to Ist of MAY, 1838 ; exclusive of Sums received on account of Call due the Ist of March, 1838. g. d. £ s. a To deposits of 21. 10s. per share, on 5,736 shares issued in London 14,340 0 0 To deposits of 21. 10s. per share, on 1,b.99 shares issued in Dublin To deposit( of 1/. per share, on 61 shares issued in Dublin To dividends and interest received 61 0 0 19,148 10 0 710 7 6 19,858 17 6 STOCK ACCOUNT. To sold 2,250/. Consols . To sold 8,0001. Exchequer bills 10,374 6 7 3,523 15 8 To balance - 13,898 LAW AND PARLIAMENTARY EXPENDITURE DURING THE SESSIONS OF 1836 AND 1837. By solicitors' bills in England and Ire land, in obtaining the Act of Par liament 4,494 6 8 By disbursements made (from August, 1834, to the passing of the Act, in July, 1837), including the expenses of witnesses, expenses of various per sons collecting traffic evidence, tra ♦elling expenses, fees to Counsel, &c 2,360 19 2 By Parliamentary fees and agency 1,176 2 9 By Parliamentary printing... 520 18 3 8,552 6 10 ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING. By engineering and surveying ex penses, including surveys to Lime rick, Cahir, and Wextord By advertising By office expenditure, including furni ture, rent, Secretary's and Clerks' salaries for 21 years, printing, pos. tages, stationery, porterage, carriage of parcels, &c., in London 1,340 16 SA By ditto ditto in Dublin 2,504 13 4,274 13 9 491 13 4 556 16 9 16,380 4 5 3,478 1 3 1 19,858 17 6 A be . ;.utiful race. ROYSTON RACES, THURSDAY. The Town Plate of 50 sovs. for the horses of Farmers or Trades men residing within twelve miles of Royston; three yrs, 9st. 121 b ; four, list , five, llst. 91b ; six, and aged, 12st. The best of heats, one mile and a quarter. Gentlemen riders. Mr. Archer's b. g. Dupont, aged 11r. F. Archer 2 1 1 Mr. G. Jackson's br. m. Gallopade, 4 yrs 1 2 2 Mr. Wigginton's b. g. Deceiver, aged Won by a length. The Wimpole Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft., and only 5 if declared , &c. Mile and a half. 6 S u b s ., t h ree of whom declared. Mr. Coleman's b. h. Calmuck, 5 yrs, 9st. 61b Owner 1 0 Mr. White's Oak Leaf, 5 yrs, Bst. 91b 2 0 Captain Daintree's gr. f. by Gustavus, out of Peggy, 6st. 71b 3 0 Won by a length. A Gold Cup, given by the Club, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 so y a , each for hunters, list. 71b. each, thoroughbred horses 101 b. extra,&c., mile and a half, was won by Captain Daintrce's ch. h. Baron St. Liz (Mr. Thorn), beating Mr. G. Ongley's b. g. The Dwarf, Mr. Munro 's Harold, and several others, easily. The Farmers' P late of 25 sovs., w ith 25 added by the Earl of frardwicke, for horses not thoroughbred, &c., mile and a quarter, was won in two heats King's b. m. Rosalie, 5 yrs, list. beating Mr. Frost's Pegasus, 6 yrs, 12st, and three others. r. H s . Kin g), Th e Odsey Heath Stakes of 5 says. each, with 20 added by the Club, for horses not thoroughbred, the property of Members of the Club, mile and a quarter, six subs., were won by Mr. Munro's b. 12st. (Chifney), beating Mr. D. Radcliffe's gr. f. Eg. Harold,erge lOst. 91b ; Hon. G. Ongley's b. g. The Dwarf, Evergreen, , 6 4 yr y s r , s, aged, and three others. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1838. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PORTSMOUTH, MAY 11.—In Harbour—The Britannia, 12 0, flag ship ; victory, 104, ordinary guard ship ; Excellent, Gunnery ship ; Panta loon, 10 ; Medea, steam vessel, and. the Tenders, Fanny, Emerald, and Gossamer. In the Basin —The Arrow cutter, for the Falkland Islands, and the Termagant gun-brig for the coast of Africa. In Dock —The lloyal George yacht. At Spithead—The Bellerophon, 04, for Plymouth, and the Mediter ranean; the Modeste, 16, for particular service, and the Cruizer, 16, for the Cape of Good Hope and East Indies. Arrivals, sailings, &c. during the week—On Sunday the Gth, sailed the Andromache, with part of the 24th Reuiment for Canada, having first saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Bouverie. On Tuesday, the Bel. lerophon, went out of Harbour, saluting the flag of the Rear-Admiral. On Wednesday, the Medea, steam vessel, arrived from the eastward, to embark the remainder of the 24th for Canada. On Tuesday evening, Admiral Sir . P. C. H. Durham, G.C.8., Corn ander-in-Chief, returned .from . his temporary leave of absence, and wander-in-Chief, hoisted his flag in the Britannia. On . the same day, the following young-Gentlemen passed their Examinations at the Royal Naval Col jeee Mr. Grenville, H. Wood, Mr. George D. Keane, and Mr. Francis Henry C. Toby, all of the Bellerophon ; Mr. Wm. B. de Martin, all of the Portland; Mr. Wm. Haswell, Mr. Isaac N. T. Satt f the Volage ; Mr. Robert W. Clark, unemployed; Mr. ICBehizaa'qarul:ids'lr.rre o.Luckraft, of the , Hercules, and the Hon. Charles Elliot, of the Royal George yacht. Ihe Bellerophon was paid to-day, and will sail on Sunday next; the Modeste, has been also ordered to prepare for i mm ediate service, supposed for Lisbon. The Marines gave a dinner yesterday to Lord George Lennox, when a piece of plate value 300 gu ineas, was presented to him, for his able advocacy of their cause in the House of Commons. Mr. BULWER, , S NEW NOVEL.—WC rose from the perusal of " E rnes t M a lt ravers " w ith so profound a feeling of admira tion and delight, that we looked forward with impatience for the appear ance of the promised sequel to that powerful work, nor have our antici pations been in th e s li g ht es t d egree di sa pp o i n t e d. A deep study of the great vol ume o f human l i fe has ena bl e d Mr. Bulwer to conceive with judgment what his long practice has enabled him to execute with ability. There is a completeness, a certainty, in his pictures which at once strike our admiration and challenge our scrutiny. The incidents are woven from every-day life, the political intrigues which are still rife in our recollecnens ; the interests, the passions, the follies of the passing hour are skillfully made available to the purposes of fiction, and over all is flung the solemn hues of a high and mystic philosophy, which in vest them with the shadowy grandeur and religious gloom of the Greek drama. In this work Mr. Bulwer has certainly taken the highest step he has y e t atta i ne d i n hi s ascent to that pe rfection at which he aims. Alice, o r th e mys t er i es , will be as popular as its predecessor.-- Monthly Review. LIGHT S AND SHADOWS OF IRISH LIFE.-- Mrs. Hall, in her preface to this new and interesting work, very empha. tically states, that the main object of her labours has been to make "the character of the Irish more extensively known and better understood ; to excite a generous sympathy for their sufferings, a kind indulgence towards their faults, end a just appreciation of their virtues;" and she has certainly introduced them to the English in such a manner as greatly to achieve the object she had in view. Her descriptions of their habits and manners are graphic and real, her incidents always striking, and her illustrative stories interesting in the highest degree. The wide popularity which Mr. Hall's writings have obtained will surprise no one who reads them; none have more successfully written with a view to place the character of the Irish in the most advantageous light in which the English can view it; and no one better merits the thanks of both ecuntries, for to both it is daily becoming more and more essential, that each shall think well s.f the other. On Saturday a young man named Clar k, a weaver, and teacher am ongs t the General Baptists, picked up a purse which he saw contained a large quantity of bank-notes. Without examining the contents he asked a gentleman walking with a lady through the market whether he had lost anything ; the gentleman felt with some anxiety in his pocket, and found that his purse, containing 6,0001. in notes, was gone, on which the young man restored it to him. The gentleman asked Clark ho w h e cou ld serve him, but he refused to accept money, on which the gentleman went to the booksellers and purchased for him a Argo quantity of books.—Halefax Express. By incidental expenses, including tra ♦elling expenses, commission, and interest Total Expenditure . By balance 183 G. April. By purchase of 4,0001. Consols 3,675 15 3 May. By ditto 10,000/. Exche quer bills -- 13,898 5 3 The CHAIRMAN remarked, that if any gentleman ha( questions to ask either as to the management of the con cern, or that which respected the engineers, they were there I most ready and anxious to answer them. • LAVIE MYrII moved that the reports and ac counts submitted to the meeting be adopted and printed for the use of the Proprietors. In proposing this resolution he begged to observe, that he could not refrain from ex pressing the very favourable opinion he entertained of the report which had just been read to the Shareholders. He thought, whether that report was to be taken by itself, and considered as to its details, or whether it was to he compared with other productiOns of other similar Companies, it might safely be pronounced as highly creditable to the Board from which it had emanated, and very satisfactory to the body to which it had been addressed.—( Hear, hear.) With regard to the economy in the disposal and management of the funds, and the temper and discretion exhibited by the Board of Di rectors, from the commencement of the undertaking to its present condition, they afforded an instance, a very rare instance, both of faith and ability, in an age when faith and ability were by no means uncommon in matters of this kind.—(Hear, hear.) The conduct of the Board had been most advantageous to the Proprietors, and it must terminate in the complete success of the proceeding, pro vided it were favoured with the same attention which had hitherto been bestowed upon it. Mr. WILSON seconded the motion, which, as well as every other subsequent resolution, passed unanimously. Colonel ROCLIFORD proposed a vote of thanks to the Directors for the able and judicious manner with which they had conducted the undertaking:, and for establishing before Parliament, by the most satisfactory evidence, the mercan tile and engineering capabilities of the line. He was, he said, very happy, as an individual, to bear his testimony to the zeal and discretion which the Directors had shewn upon this occasion. He had himself attended for many days before the Lords and Commons, and could say, that while nothing was neglected on their part, the engineers and solicitors '.discharged their respective duties in the most satisfactory manner.—( Hear.) The details which had been gone into did not require any addition, and yet he could not help remarking that upon the very first portion for this line—that to Sallins being executed—great profits must accrue to the Company, because at that point would be found to meet the passage boats plying on the Grand Canal for the carriage of passengers to Limerick, Bath nasloe, Mount Mellick, and Athy. To enable the passen gers to get that far by the canal occupied nearly five hours (on account of the great number of locks) while by the railroad the passengers would be carried there in three quarters of an hour. The facilitating the passengers s o much on their journey would be a source of great profit to the railway, and of vast advantage to the Canal Company.—( Hear.) Then by looking to Kilkenny they must perceive, that through that city passed all those going from Dublin to Waterford, Clonmel, Dungarvon, and the whele of the south of Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) He wished to observe that notwithstanding all that had been said of the Irish and of their idleness, that he had lived for 40 years amongst them, and he could say thatthere was not a more industrious people upon the face of the earth.— (Hear.) Let it only be shewn to them host-they were to get any thing to do. But then to expect a man with a family to work, and obtain no profit from his labour, was an absurdity.—(Hear.) By opening lines of Railway, and thus giving an impulse to trade, and a profit to labour, they were in his opinion con ferring upon Ireland the very best Poor-law it could have. Mr. E. HORNAGE seconded the resolution. He ob served, in' reference to the solicitors, that he could not re frain from expressing the satisfaction he felt at noticing the little expenses which had been incurred by their means. A great deal of thanks were due to the Directors and Chairman for the selection they had made, and for the manner in which the duty had been discharged.—(Hear.) Mr. THOMAS WILSON thought, from what had been already said and done by them, all that now followed was to give to th e i r B oar d o f Directors and Managers thanks for the manner in which they had conducted that which promised to be so profitable a concern to all those engaged in it.—(Hear.) He could not but express his thanks to them that so much had been done with so little money. So very satisfactory a report, he hoped, would be found to eventuate in an equally satisfactory return. He proposed a vote of thanks to the Directors for the carefulness and economy with which they had administered the affairs of the Company. Mr. POWELL seconded the motion. Mr. WM. MAY SIMONDS proposed a resolution to the effect, that the proprietors, convinced of the advantages to be obtained from the undertaking, request the Directors to proceed with the works with all possible vigour. Mr. POWELL asked of the Chairman, if anything had been received by the directors for their services. The CHAIRMAN—Nothing at all. Mr. POWELL observed, then, that gentleman whose labours were worthy of their thanks were also worthy of being paid for them.--(Hear.) Ile moved a resolution to that effect, which was seconded by Mr. SMITH. The two engineers, Mr. Alter and Mr. Mac Neil, were then asked several questions by various proprietors, and from their answers, it distinctly appeared that the line must be positively executed for 100,0001. less than they had estimated before the Parliamentary Committees ; and that if they went to work upon it this year, the whole could be completed within three years. The first part of the Lee, to Sallies, the most expensive part, could be completed in eighteen months ; and there were thirty-six miles of the line perfectly level. Mr. MAHER, M.P., said he had called upon Mr. Drum mond, the Under-Secretary for Ireland, to know when the Royal Commissioners' Report on this subject would be presented to Parliament, as he was exceedingly anxious to to Report showl was,the have it, being quite certain he could have used it as a s v t a r l a u n e g evidenceof their line. to lay ih before , the Proprietors, The Commissioners'however, sorry to be informed, was not yet ready. He was quite sure, that if they required it, that they could easily procure a loa n from the Board of Public Works, there being no insta nce of a loan bein g refused in such a case as this ; and Government having always evinced the greatest anxiety to aid and promote public works in that country. The thanks of the Proprietors were then given to the Chairman, Mr. BAINBRIDGE returned thanks, after which the Pro prietors separated. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY) NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. Meat of all kinds in good supply, and trade rather dull ; prices unal tered ; quality middling. Beef 2s. 4d. to 3s. 4d ; Mutton 2s. 4d. to 36. 6d.; Veal 3s. Gd. to 4s 6d.; Pork 36. 6d. to 46. Bd. ; Irish, 3s. 4d. to Os. 6d. Poultry in fair supply, and trade brisk ; prices rather higher. The following are the quotations of each of the articles :-Leverets 55.; Ducklings ss. to 7s. ; Goslings 6s. to 9s. ; Pigeons 4d. to 7d. ; Guinea Fowls ss. ; Peahens 10s. ; Turkey's 55.; Rabbits, tame, Is. 6d. ; Fowls Os. to ss. ; Eggs plentiful and lower, 4s. 9d. to ss. Sd. per 120. COVENT GARDEN. Hot house productions, such as cherries, pine apples, &c.. are now in the market, and very high priced. We heard of cherries being 30s. per lb. Vegetables were in good supply today, and so was fruit. Things are yet generally backward ; and it will be three weeks longer at least before we have them in perfection. • Trade was lively to-day. HUNGERFORD MARKET. Meat to-day was not a brisk trade, owing to hot weather. Beef, 6id. to 71d.; Mutton, 7d. to Scl.; Veal 7id. to 9d.; Pork, 6id. to Bd. Fish plentiful. Turbot, 4s. and ss. to 155., 16e., 183., and higher for very large ; Soles, 9d. to Ss. per pair, for good ; Lobsters dear, 2s. 6d. to Ss. each, for good ones; Salmon, 2s. to 9.5. 6d. per lb. for good ; other kinds lower. Vegetables show themselves in increased abundance, and prices lower somewhat. Flay and Clover as before. BiLLINGSGATE MARKET. Supply good, but prices of some kinds rather higher than yesterday. Trade fair: Turbot, ss. to 205.; Soles, 9d. to 3s. per pair for good; Lobsters still dear; Cod, Is. to ss. for good and fine; Salmon, Is. 3d. to Its. per lb., and some kinds, the best, 3s. fid. to 4s. per lb. ; Haddock, Mackerel, and Whiting cheap. In St. Peter's.alley, Corn.hill, we saw some very fine Red Mullet and large Salmon. HAY MARKETS. The supplies to.day were good, and the demand still continues. Prices much as last quoted, SPIRIT MARKET. Old Brandy, Martell and Co., 4s. 4d. to 4s. 7d. Brands of 1836, in puncheons, 39. 6d. Bordeaux, 2s. sd. to 2s. ad., but not much doing. Rum is flat, and declining. Jamaica. 10 0.P., 39. 6d. ;20 0.P., 3s. 10d. to 3s. I Id. Fine Marx. 30 and 35 0.P., 4s. 2d. to 4s. 10d. Leeward Proofs, 2s. 81d. English, Scotch, and Irish Spirits, 9s. 10d., with a steady demand. Geneva steady, at Is. Md. to Is. I Id. TALLOW MARKET. P.Y.C. has declined to 475. 3d. on the spot, and to 445. tad. for deli very. Town Tallow is 50s. Very little business doing in any kind. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE COLONIAL MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. During the week, until yesterday, these markets were dull, but yes. terday they revived a little. Of B. P. Sugar about 3,000 hhds. have been sold, and Raw Sugar of all kinds may be regarded as 6d. per cwt. dearer than last week; Refined Sugar has advanced Is. per cwt.; Coffee of all kinds has been languid, but no kind can be quoted lower ; Rice in good demand, at firm prices; Spices have generally been flat, and where they are altered they are lower; Cocoa is not altered; Rum has declined 2d per gallon; Cotton flat, but not lower. The imports have been light; the exports have increased; and the deliveries for home consumption have been large. There is not much business ad vertised yet for next week. COAL MAR s. d. Per Ton. ;ET.—May 11. t'er Ton. B. 4/'. Walls End Hilda 2O) Walls End Newinarek .... 2O 3 Walls End Braddyll's Hetton 22 3 Walls End Hetton '2 6 Walls End Larabton 22 3 Walls End Hartlepool 22 3 Dixon's Butterknowl l9 0 Walls End South Durham 2l 6 Walls End Tees 2l 9 Aaair's IS 0 Ide nsham Z'arr's Hartley 2l 6 Uolywell Russell's 1-lighiMain IS 0 South Hartley 2O 0 ranUeld Moor '23 0 West Hatley 22 6 Willington 2O 6 Wylam 20 0 Walls Enkßewicke and Co , 21 0 Ships arrived since WallsliEnd West lletton ...... 21 6 Last market-day, 53. From the New London Price Current of F►iday Evening.) Suoas.-There has been a better disposition evinced on the part of the buyers to purchase West India Muscovadea, and a very good demand has been experienced for all descriptions, for both the scale and refill ing; fully previous rates have been supported for yellow sorts at and under 575., but those which have been sold above that price are 6d. to Is. dearer this than they were last week ; fine qualities are still very scarce. This afternoon there was a very good demand for good and fine yellow descriptions, and rather higher prices were again obtained ; low and mid. sorts were in steady request at fully former rates; at public sale 126 hhds. Barbadoes sold with animation at an advance on the prices of the last sale of Is., fine went at 665., good 645. to 645. 61, low and mid. 60s. to 635. Gd.,one lot very ord. 595. ; the purchases for the week, including the Barbadoes, amount to 2,900 hhds. and trs. The rates previously established for Refined goods have been fully supported, and for home consumption there has been a brisk demand, particularly for the lower descriptions. This afternoon the grocers were again free buyers, and prices are Is. higher; 765. paid for Lumps rather under, and 775. passing the standard ; several sales have been ma.te in Tittlers just passing zt 775. ; double Crushed is not to be bought under 345. 6d. ; fine Bastards and Pieces brisk, and rather dearer. MAURITIUS.-The buyers have purchased snore freely ; a good demand has been experienced for both grocery and refining descriptions, and former rates have been fully maintained for both brown and yellow sorts. This afternoon 4,984 bags at public sale met a good demand at rather higher prices, brown sold at 525. 6d. to 545. 6d., low mid. yellow 555. to 565., mid. and good mid. 58s. to 595., good 595. 6d., fine 625. to 625. Gd. EAST INDIA. -There has been a steady demand for Bengal for home consumption this week, and the prices previously established have been fully supported; 1,198 bags at public sales sold with better spirit, ord. white at 595. a 605., mid. GOs. a 615., good 625. a 625. Gd., fine 635., damps GOs. to 60s. 6d., good dry brown 535. 6d. to 545. Molasses.-West - India have been in good demand since our last, and rather higher prices have been obtained ; the purchases amount to 300 puns., fine Barbadoes at 295., fine Antigua at 285., very supeeior at 305., good and fair St. Kitts 265. to 275., St. Vincents good at 275. to 275. 6d. ; the stock is now more than double of what it was last year at this period. COFFEE.-Being still without arrivals of British Plantation, the quan tity at market offering for sale is extremely limited, but at the same time the Grocers evinced little disposition to purchase at present rates, and have again taken only just sufficient to meet their immediate wants, but they have been compelled to pay former prices for the trifling quantity which has changed hands privately. At auction only 54 casks have been offered, which sold at the full valuations. Jamica mid, at 105 s. St. Lucia low mid. 100 s. a 1918., Bcrblce 100 s. The letters from Jamaica ipeak favourably of the crop. This afternoon Ceylon was in steady de mand for home consumption, good ordinary at 795. Gd., and there are not further sellers under 80s. ; at public sale 223 bales Mocha was all taken in at 7:15. to 80s. for mid. ytllow ungarbled ; since the sale a few lots have been sold at the latter price. In Foreign more doing, 900 bags St. Domingo sold, good ord. at 445. 6d. COCOA.-By private contract British Plantation has been taken very sparingly by the grocers, and holders have refrained from offering any at auction; prices are nearly nominal; the stock is on a par with that of last year. Foreign is neglected ; 400 bags Guayaquil will be brought to the hammer on Tuesday next. Run, BRANDT, AND HOLLANDS.-The demand for Rum has been limited, both from the home trade and the shippers, and lower prices by 2d. have been again accepted ; in Jamaica the only transaction has been a parcel of 200 puns, common quality at 3s. 6d, 30 a 35 over at 4s. a 4s. 3d; the purchases in other descriptions have been only 300 puns. Demerara, 32 per cent. overproof fine at 3s. 7d, 35 to 37 over 3s. Bd, 6 over at 2s. 3d ; in proofs there has been nothing done, and 2s. Bd. could not now be obtained ; the stock is now 1,563 puns. and hhds. under that of 1837. Shire our last, 1,000 puns. and hhds. have reached this port. The demand for Brandy has become moderate, and purchases have been made on rather easier terms, Ss. 6d. having been accepted for first brands of 1836 in puns. The transactions in Geneva have been limited at la. 10d. to Is. I Id. British Corn Spirits have advanced to 9s. 10d. per gallon. Oils.-The market for all description of common Fish Oils has been very quiet this week, and rather lower prices have been accepted by pri vate contract : at auction this afternoon 250 tuns Southern was offered, which sold at a reduction on the rates of the last sale of t 2os. ; low to good quality went at 261. to 281. 10s.; there are sellers of Cod at 371. 10s. and pale Seal at 311. Sperm continues to be held firmly, and a fair business has been done. Linseed has:sold heavily at 26a.-The limited transactions in Rape have been at lower prices ; 365. accepted for pale, and 355. for brown. Olive on the decline. For a few small lots of Palm former rates have been obtained. In Cocoa Nut the operations have been limited. TEA.-The demand has been only for small parcels, but holders con. tinue firm, and have obtained profits of id. to Id. per lb. for both black and green descriptions on the rates of late public sales. At Li verpool the demand was very languid at the public sales, but since they have concluded the transactions have been extensive. RICE.-A fair business has been transacted in East India, by private contract, at fully former rates ; sales of good middling Bengal at 14s. 3d. to 14s. 6d., fair 13s. 6d. to 14s. ; there has been none offered at auction. Carolina unvaried. Tastow.-In prices no further reduction at present has been sub. mitted to, but the demand for P. Y. Candle on the spot has been ex tremely limited at 48s. for good, and for delivery in Octobor, November, and December, there has been little :doing, but there are not sellers under 445. 6d. per cwt. This afternoon 200 casks was submitted to auction, which sold at lower prices, P. Y. Candle at 475. a 475. 3d. for first quality, and Hamburgh Tallow at 465. 6d. a 465. 9d. per cwt. Sriees.-East India Ginger has been taken sparingly, and rather easier prices have been accepted; 1,800 bags have been offered at auc tion, a small part only of which found buyers, fair and good Bengal at 245. to 255. 6d. ; the remainder was taken in, Malabar ordinary wormy at 20s. Gd. to 215., fair 225. to 235. Gd. West India is quiet; 200 barrels, &c. Jamaica at auction were only partly sold at 51. ss. to Si. Os. for middling and good. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 11. Our Market remains perfectly steady, and a large quantity of Cotton has met with purchasers this day at our last quotations. The entire business consists of 4,500 bags, and we close with an exceeding firm tone. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. fer Quarter. Wheat. Barley. Oats. BUILIIB. i l'case. Basingstoke Bath Bridgewater Chesterfield Derby Doncaster Exeter Elungerford gewbury tioinsey Shaftesbury Shepton Mallet.. Sherhorne Yarmouth ... Yeovil k'er Bushel. Shrewsbury .. 54 60 58 65 52 66 48 56 48 56 5i • 62 50 60 46 60 10 45 27 31 27 40 22 26 2i 32 30 34 30 3-1 25 34 56 61 49 Z,E; 46 64 - 53 44 62 40 54 - 54 56 61 56 64 30 26 26 35 26 34 25 36 30 34 25 31 3 30 36 156 611 52 0 I'7 `' 6 0 S 5.4.1 , 30 36 30 31 s. d. s. d. 39 441 28 33 20 27 21 26 20 25 11; 20 20 28 29 32 17 24 20 28 22 fel 22 29 17 30 28 27 2,5 30 24 29 50 55 37 44 35 46 32 34 :14, 29 44 50 44 47 36 42 sot2B 24 26 , s. d. s. d. ! 29 40 36 40 40 48 23 44 32 44 98 40 f'.7 42 42 4E 42 46 34 40 37 42 34 - 35 40 s. d. s. d. 0 0 0 0 44 56 40 46 34 36 40 4S s. d. 00 00 LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, MAY 11. The imports of Wheat, Oats, and other Grain were extremely light during the last two days, and with Flour and Oatmeal we were also barely supplied. The Wheat crops have not progressed much since our last report, owing to cold easterly winds, which have succeeded the warm weather of last week. Wheat was in poor request this day, as were also Oats and Oatmeal ; but we have no variation to notice from the rates of Tuesday. Flour moved off tolerably well at our last quota tions, and Grinding Barley being extremely scarce was in demand at an improvement of 2d. per 60 lbs., but malting qualities, owing to the working season having nearly concluded, were selling at a decline of Is. per quarter. The Prince and Princess of Capua dined with the Duke of Sussex at Kensington-palace on Wednesday evening. A se lea party was invited to meet their Royal Highnesses. Her Majesty will give another grand ball at the new Palace on the 24th inSt , on the same scale of splendour as that on Thursday evening. . The Russian Ambassador will give a grand ban quet on the 25th inst., at A sliburnham-house, to their Royal Biglincsses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duchess of Gloucester. The Duke of Wellington, Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Earl of Aberdeen, Str Robert and Lady Peel, Sir Robert Gordon, and a distinguished party, are invited to meet their Royal Highnesses at din ilei. The Countess Charles Pozzo di Borgo will give her first soiree In the evening. for which upwards of five hundred invitations have been already issued. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. DEAL, MAY 11.--Wind E., moderate.—Came down from the River, and proceeded, the Annandale, Harriet, Foreman, and Ada, Simpson, for Jamaica; Thomas Smock, Baker, for Berbice. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 11.—Wind S.E., fine. PLYMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind E.—Arrived the Hector, Wilson, ftom Licata; Camilla, Oldridge, from Oporto. Sailed Pauline, Martinique. FALMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind E., fresh gales.—Arrived the Pleiades, Darkin, from Cuba ; Azores packet, Peters, from Teneriffe; Charlotte, Plagueman, from Wismar; Druid, Spence, from London to Quebec, with main.top-mast, topgallantmast, &c., carried away. The Elsina, from Newport, for Dordt, with mast carried away, and with loss of sails, rigging, &c., towed in by a pilot boat. Livearooc, MAY 11.— Wind variable, and very light.—Arrived the David Banks, Jolly, from Smyrna. Arrived off, the Arab, from the Mediterranean. Sailed the Gertrude, for Naples ; Charlotte, for Jamaica; Columbus, for Cadiz; Tomlinson, for Syra. SEAFORD, MAY 11.—Arrived off, the Minerva, Scott, from Lisbon. SHIELDS, MAY 11.—Arrived, the Hohlfahot, Maas, from Dantzic ; the Beste Wunsche, Hapi from Rostock. COWES, MAY 11.—Arrived, the Ceres, Scudda, from Havannah. OFF TUE FULLERS, MAY 11.—Arrived, the Oxford, Rathbone, from New York. YOUGHAL, MAY 9. Arrived off, Algonquin, Turniey, Philadelphia. DUBLIN, MAY 1 1.--Arrived, the William, Brown, from Leghorn ; the Lady I.eigh, Steward, from Marsala; the Royal Adelaide (steamer), from London. CORK, MAY 9.—Arrived, the Juno (steamer), from London ; the Alexander Edwards, from ditto ; the George Brown, Beale, from ditto. BELFAST, MAY 9.—Arrived, the Honor, Christmas, from Malta. ABERDEEN, MAY 9.—Arrived, the Caroline Eliza, Maas, Dantzic. PENTLAND FRITH, MAY 9.—Arrived, the Redwing, Copenhagen. NEWCASTLE, MAY 16.—The Jessie, Reed, bound to Dublin, has been on shore, but got off with assistance after discharging part of the cargo, towed to Shields, and laid on the ground. The Emelie, Leekes, from Liverpool, put into Plymouth leaky, bound to Antwerp. GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. (From the Gardener? Gazette.) MI MPS must have no sun let down the top cloth carefully, as the sun comes round; but keep up as much of it as possible when the sun is. otf. The side cloths must be put up directly, to enclose the stage. Where Tulips are only hooped and matted, the same care must be used, to let them have all the air, when the sun is not shining, to pre vent thair drawing. HYACINTHS must be protected in a similar way, as nearly as prac. icable. • CARNATIONS must be freely watered ; sticks should be placed in them to train the flowering stems as they advance. All tender Annuals, Balsams, Cockscombs, &c., tobe bloomed in pots, should be constantly removed to fresh hot-beds, and shifted into larger pots. DAHLIAS should be placed in cold frames, if well established, pre. viously to being planted out. • Seeds of Annuals should be sown, now, in the open borders, in small patches. Watuttowsits, of the double kind, should be propagated wherever there is any growth of side shoots, which strike very readily under hand. Masses. Plant Tube-roses in pots, forty-eight size. Turn all Gravel Walks, mow Lawns frequently, clip Box edgings. Weed carefully, and destroy the weeds as soon as they are cut up. In all full small crops it should be done by small hoeing, or hand weeding, lettuce, onions, leeks, spinach, carrots, parsnips, &c., require this. Top Bears which are about to open their flowers. Sow ENDIVE. Sow successive crops of Peas : the large kinds will do best. Other subjects as before. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held, for the despatch of business. Tim EXORBITANT FEES IN THE LATE CASE IN THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. Mr. ANDERTON rose to call the attention of the Court to a question strongly affecting the privileges of the citizens of London. He had read in the Weekly True Sun newspaper the following paragraph :—" Lsw EXACTION.—We have just heard, from a quarter which leaves no room to doubt its correctness, that a Learned Judge has certified to the costs in curred in the prosecution of Williams for forgery of a will, the particu lars of which appeared in our Paper of last week, in consequence of which certificate the Corporation of London has been called upon to pay SOU, which includes a fee of 300 guineas to Sir William Follett. It is stated that the matter will be mentioned in Parliament, and so it ought ; for without alluding to the magnitude of the fee, this was a question raised especially to determine a right to private property; and as such the party who sought to act aside the will ought to bear the expense." He was desirous to know whether it was true that such a demand had been made upon the Corporation. Sir JAMES SHAW (the City Chamberlain) had considered it his duty to represent the matter to the Police Committee, who entertained an opi. nion that the charge was extremely high, and payment was postponed. Since that postponement the Judges had, he was informed, under the impression that the demand was excessive, reduced the fees to Couns 1 by 150/. The order, however, still remained unpaid. Mr. ANDERTON said that the question was one of great importance. If any offence were committed, it was committed in Wales. He believed that the case was got up merely for the trial of a right between two par.. ties, but whatever might have been the exact object, the City of London ought not to be saddled with the expenses of the prosecution. Six guineas he considered to be too great a fee to Counsel. He should move that it be referred to the Administration of Justice Committee, and that the Court direct the Chamberlain to suspend the payment of the Judge's or der till the Committee should make their report.—( Hear, hear.) Alderman THOMAS Wow) submitted that it would be most wise to adopt the means of preventing any future evil of the kind, but it would be discreditable to the Corporation to refuse the payment of the order issued in the present case, as a matter of pounds, shillings, and pence. Mr. ItiensaD LAMBERT JONES said that it would be necessary to have a county rate to pay expenses of this kind. He was most anxious for inquiry, and if the City Law authorities were of opinion that the Court could resist the payment, he trusted that resistance would be made. After some further discussion the question was referred to a Corn mittee, to inquire into the circumstances connected with the payment of fees and expellee; of witnesses in prosecutions in the Central Criminal Court, and it was also determined that Mr. Clarke should be requested to consult the Judges on the subject. The question as to the expenses incurred by the Sheriffa was also re ferred to the Committee. After some other business the Court adjourned. " Bentley's Miscellany for May is vivid with verse," observes the Caledonian Mercury. Oliver Twist has established him- self in good quarters, and Boa displays as much taste and tact in his _ . description of the quiet of domestic life and the generous outpourings of the poor orphan, as he formerly did in his misery and suffering. That " Major Main should not have kept a Parrot" is demonstrated in the ludicrous effects of his so doing ; and this, as well as " Babiography," "The Misfortunes and Consolations of Peregrine Tweezle." and 'Tlions Noddy, Esq." ate richly comic. " The Leg" is a story with a cipital moral ; and " Book-making considered as one of the Fine Arts," is a keen piece of satire. _ There are some curious specimens of Swiss Poetry by Charles Mackay : and the Cannon Family, in their Adveni tures at Boulogne, are getting further into grief than ever. Dr. Magnin has another of his elaborate criticisms on Shakspeare. But commend us .o " The Lay of St. Nicholas by Ingoldsby." George Cruikahank has contributed his share to the Miscellany in two spirited illustrations. CONVICTION OF A CLERGYMAN.—The Dublin Evening Post refers to a very curious case at the Skibbereen Petry See sions, where the Rev. Mr. Trail, Vicar of Skull, was fined 51. for pre_ stinting a pistol at one of his Roman Catholic flock, on the high road, on the return of the Rev. Gentleman from divine service, on a Sunday. The excitement which prevails in this borough on the subject of the proceedings before the Committee appointed to mt. mine the validity of the return of James and Wilberforce, is fully as great as occurred during the period of the election.—Hull Observer. A deputation of merchants had proceeded to Athens for the purpose of soliciting the privilege of a free port for Syra, but the request was refused. The Government apprehended the loss of about 2,0001. a year, which it derived from duties paid upon goods for tho consumption of the island—a loss it was too poor to afford. It is re marked, however, that it would gain infinitely more in time by the great increase of the general traffic of which Syra would more than ever become the emporium. It was intended to renew the application. It is stated that the Austrians had been granted extraordinary priv.. loges for their steam navigation, from which the French and English were debarred. They were exempted from the duty on coals imported from England and elsewhere for the supply of their steamer depots, and also from the payment of transit duties on merchandise imported and exported by steamers. The Austrian steamers also were considered in Greek ports as men of war, and as such not subject to hat bour dues, al though their steamers belong to a private company at Trieste. Both French and English steamers were obliged to pay duties on coals, and were excluded from the other privileges cited. Nearly 4,000 tons of coal had been imported in 1837 from \Vales and Newcastle for the French and Austrian depots. About three months back a lazaretto had been ordered to be built at Syra ; but as Government had sent no funds it had not been proceeeded with. An inquest was held on Wednesday, at the Dover Castle, Commercial road, Waterloo.bridgo,,upon the body of Ellen Thomson, aged 10, who died from the effect of arsenic. The deceased was in the service of Airs. Christie, of Cottage-place, Commercial road. On Monday week she called on a female friend in the neighbourhood, and appeared to be in good spirits; in a short time she fell, as if seized. with giddiness, and became sick. She was put to bed, and died on the following morning. Upon a post mortem examination of the body, the wornach was found highly inflamed from some corrosive poison, and on analysis, it was discovered to be arsenic; it was also ascertained that the deceased was in an advanced state of pregnancy. Verdict—" That the death of the deceased was caused by arsenic, but whether taken by her. self, or whether administered by the desire or instigation of any ono, the jury have evidence." The race across the Atlantic between the Great Western and the Sirius steam ships, continues to attract considerable attention, particularly at Bristol, where heavy bets are said tobe pending on the result. The course is probably the longest ever run, and time jockeys on both sides are experienced and skilful. The Sirius had a start of 700 nautical miles ; but still the confidence of the Bristol pcoisle in the powers of the Great Western is unbounded, and the fol lowing is their calculation of the chances in her favour :—The Sirius was spoken with on the 17th April, in lat. 45 N., long. 37 W. The Great Western was spoken on the 15th April, in lat. 46 26 N., long. 37 W. At these respective dates the Great Western had run 1,305 miles in seven days, from King's Road; and the Sirius, 1,305 miles in ten days, from Cork. The Great Western averaged 1861 miles per day; the Sirius, 1301 miles: Great Western gained on Sirius b 6 miles per day. The Great Western averaged 7} miles per hour ; the Sirius barely averaged 51 miles per hour. Great Western had to run 1,800 nautical miles, and according to her past average, she would accomplish the remainder of the passage in 9i days. Sirius had to run 1,600, and according to her past average, she would accomplish the remainder of her passage in not less than 121 days. The general opinion at Bristol is, that if the weather continued adverse after the 15th, the Great Western will have reached New York first. If the weather was fine after the 15th it is thought that both ships may have arrived on :he same day- The race homeward will be one of high interest. SLANDERS UPON O'CONNELL. (From the Pilot.)—A New York Correspondent mentions a slander recentlydirected against O'Connell, which is only of consequence as showing the extent to which his enemies endeavour to poison the public mind against him, and because of the character of the party from whom the misrepresentation proceeded. It would appear that the two men, named Bamber, from the county of Sligo, were lately arrested in New York, at the instance of the British Consul—the charge against them being that they had corn_ mitted a murder in this country several years back. The Governor ordered them to be given up ; but upon an investigation before the re. corner they were subsequently set at liberty. During the proceedings, as we are informed, the lawyer employed by the British Consul openly declared that the Englishnient Government did not want the Bom bers, but that O'Connell Influenced the authorities here to pursue them, because they were Protestants. We need not trouble ourselves with the ridiculous lie here set forth. But it is right that the Govern. ment shou , d require from their Consul a distinct answer to the question him to make the statement i n ques ti on ? The —Did he thus d eliberately dishonour Ifni patrons by i ns t ruc ti ng th e has also been put f o r war d b y th e S cotc h e ditor c ra o b u r n ic se a l tio e i rn i, p w lo e ye p d er b u y ive, of the New York Herald.